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22-13A-6
Section 22-13A-6 Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. (a) The department shall establish an
Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. The State Health Officer, or his or her designee, shall
chair the interagency council. The council shall have representatives from appropriate state
departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the entities with responsibility
for aging, health care reform implementation, education, public welfare, and programs for
women. (b) The council shall be responsible for all of the following: (1) Coordinate osteoporosis
programs conducted by or through the department. (2) Establish a mechanism for sharing information
on osteoporosis among all officials and employees involved in carrying out osteoporosis-related
programs. (3) Review and coordinate the most promising areas of education, prevention, and
treatment concerning osteoporosis. (4) Assist the department and other offices in developing
and coordinating plans for education and health promotion on...
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22-13A-4
Section 22-13A-4 Establishment and promotion of program; duties of officer; strategies for
raising public awareness and educating consumers and professionals. (a) The State Department
of Health, hereinafter referred to as "the department," shall establish, promote,
and maintain an osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program in order to raise
public awareness, educate consumers, educate and train health professionals, teachers, and
human service providers, and for other purposes. (b) For purposes of administering this chapter,
the State Health Officer shall do all of the following: (1) Provide sufficient staff to implement
the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program. (2) Provide appropriate training
for staff of the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program. (3) Identify the
appropriate entities to carry out the program. (4) Base the program on the most up-to-date
scientific information and findings. (5) Work to improve the capacity of...
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22-50-11
Section 22-50-11 Department - Additional and cumulative powers. The Department of Mental Health
is given hereby the following additional and cumulative powers through its commissioner: (1)
It is authorized and directed to set up state plans for the purpose of controlling and treating
any and all forms of mental and emotional illness and any and all forms of mental retardation
and shall divide the state into regions, districts, areas or zones, which need not be geographic
areas, but shall be areas for the purpose of establishing priorities and programs and for
organizational and administrative purposes in accordance with these state plans. (2) It is
designated and authorized to supervise, coordinate, and establish standards for all operations
and activities of the state related to mental health and the providing of mental health services;
and it is authorized to receive and administer any funds available from any source for the
purpose of acquiring building sites for, constructing,...
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22-13A-7
Section 22-13A-7 Advisory Panel on Osteoporosis. The Interagency Council on Osteoporosis shall
establish and coordinate an Advisory Panel on Osteoporosis which shall provide non-governmental
input regarding the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program. The membership
of the panel shall include, but is not limited to, persons with osteoporosis, women's health
organizations, public health educators, osteoporosis experts, providers of osteoporosis health
care, persons knowledgeable in health promotion and education, and representatives of national
osteoporosis organizations or their state or regional affiliates. (Acts 1995, No. 95-259,
p. 435, ยง7.)...
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22-12D-1
Section 22-12D-1 Office established; purposes. (a) The Office of Women's Health is established
within the Alabama Department of Public Health for the following purposes: (1) To educate
the public and be an advocate for women's health by requesting that the State Department of
Public Health, either on its own or in partnership with other entities, establish appropriate
forums, programs, or initiatives designed to educate the public regarding women's health,
with an emphasis on preventive health and healthy lifestyles. (2) To assist the State Health
Officer in identifying, coordinating, and establishing priorities for programs, services,
and resources the state should provide for women's health issues and concerns relating to
the reproductive, menopausal, and postmenopausal phases of a woman's life, with an emphasis
on postmenopausal health. (3) To serve as a clearinghouse and resource for information regarding
women's health data, strategies, services, and programs that address women's...
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16-1-16.1
Section 16-1-16.1 Alabama Council on Family and Children. (a) The Legislature finds that there
is at present a need in Alabama to coordinate, at the state and local level, the efforts of
existing providers of services supporting early childhood development and family involvement
in education. (b) There is hereby established the Alabama Council on Family and Children to
be composed of the Governor, who shall be chairperson; the State Superintendent of Education;
the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources; the State Health Officer; the Commissioner
of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; the Chairman of the Children's
Trust Fund; and the Director of the Department of Youth Services, or their designated representatives,
and one additional member from each congressional district to be appointed by the Governor.
Said council shall exist for the purpose of coordinating existing services, at the state and
local level, supporting early childhood development and...
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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning October
1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues and upon
appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated
for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs.
(b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First
Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in
the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1) Ten percent
of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution to one
or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for tobacco
control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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22-8A-16
Section 22-8A-16 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A task force is
created to serve under the supervision of the Department of Public Health to establish the
Order for PPEL Care form. The task force shall include all of the following representatives:
(1) One representative of urban emergency medical services, appointed by the Governor. (2)
One representative of rural emergency medical services, appointed by the Governor. (3) One
pediatrician caring for medically complex children in an urban area, appointed by the Governor.
(4) One pediatrician caring for medically complex children in a rural area, appointed by the
Governor. (5) Two pediatric specialists from any of the following disciplines, appointed by
the Governor: Oncology, cardiology, neurology, or pulmonology. (6) One pediatric ethicist,
appointed by the Governor. (7) One nurse, appointed by the Alabama Board of...
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36-32-3
Section 36-32-3 Officers; powers and duties; compensation; expenditures and revenues; education
and training; facilities. (a) The commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from
among its members at the first regular quarterly meeting of the calendar year. (b) The commission
may do all of the following: (1) Organize the Alabama Fire College by appointing an executive
director, assistant directors, and such officers as the interest of the Alabama Fire College
may require. (2) Remove the executive director or any assistant or other officer. (3) Fix,
increase, or reduce the compensation of the executive director or any assistant or other officer.
(4) Institute, regulate, alter, or modify the government of the Alabama Fire College as the
commission may deem advisable. (5) Prescribe courses of instruction related to the mission
of the Alabama Fire College. (6) Establish the cost of any prescribed course of study related
to the mission of the Alabama Fire College. (7) Confer...
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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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